Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Overview. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of a woman's reproductive organs. Infection spreads upward from the cervix to the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and surrounding structures. Some of these conditions are also referred to as: 1  cervicitis (inflammation of the cervix);  salpingitis (inflammation of the Fallopian tubes);
What is College Readiness? According to the Educational Policy Improvement Center, college readiness means that a student can enter a college classroom, without remediation, and successfully complete entry-level college requirements.
For a high school to receive a gold medal in this year's rankings, it had to have a College Readiness Index of 55.68 or higher, which is a higher standard than in the 2015 rankings, when a College Readiness Index of 52.43 or higher was needed to earn a gold medal.